539. Impact of a Rapid Diagnostic Assay for the Detection of Bacterial and Viral Agents on Antimicrobial use in Critically Ill Patients with Pneumonia

BACKGROUND: Conventional diagnostic methods for pneumonia have a long turnaround time, and a pathogen is isolated in only 33% of cases. As a result, empiric therapy with broad-spectrum antimicrobials often becomes definitive therapy. Rapid molecular diagnostics paired with antimicrobial stewardship...

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Autores principales: Sielatchom Noubissie, Lionel K, Ciochetto, Zachary, Willey, Emily, Olexia, Deanna, Wrzesinski, Magdalena, Buchan, Blake W, Njeri Wainaina, J, Gibble, Allison
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9752316/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.592

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